Anaesthetic Management of Left Hemithyroidectomy in Second Trimester of Pregnancy – A Case Report

Surgery during pregnancy is complicated by the need to maintain homeostasis of two patients, hence avoided unless absolutely necessary for maternal or fetal wellbeing. General anaesthetics cross the placenta, however, no convincing evidence exists that any particular drug is teratogenic. We present a patient in the second trimester with multinodular goitre with compressive symptoms who underwent left hemithyroidectomy under general anaesthesia.